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Ivanhoe Pictures, the Hollywood co-producer of hit films, “The Wailing” and “Crazy Rich Asians”, has partnered with newly formed Pacific Horizon Pictures to produce a slate of three Vietnamese-language films. Their first projects together will include adaptations of foreign thrillers such as India’s “Trapped” and Columbia’s “The Hidden Face”. Ivanhoe and Pacific Horizon Pictures willRead More…

While the economy continues to achieve growth rates not seen for over a decade, labor productivity in Vietnam is alarmingly low. Even as exports exceeded US$ 200 billion in 2017, and FDI continued at record levels with a significant volume of production moving into Vietnam from China, concerns for improving workforce productivity remain. The GovernmentRead More…

Academic pressure and mental wellbeing are parents’ top concerns for their children. Vietnamese parents spend on average 10 hours each week helping their children with homework, only second to Indian parents who put in 12 hours, a new global survey revealed. The Global Parent Survey found that half of Vietnamese parents said they devoted moreRead More…

The zest of life is realized when you are living life to the fullest. Try new experiences and create memories by traveling to beautiful Vietnam. Interesting people, activities and pristine scenery await in every region of the country. Ancient cities, towering mountain retreats, modern hotels and robust nightlife, vast beaches, biking, hiking, boat tours, concerts,Read More…

Vietnamese fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri has escalated to rock star status with his iconic outfits created for Rhianna, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry and other celebrities. Cong Tri’s work is in high demand across the globe. 39-year-old Tri studied industrial arts at Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture and is a member of theRead More…

Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi’s Dong Da District will be rebuilt under a deal signed by Vietnam’s T&T Group, which manages the stadium, and Bouygues Construction, a French firm. The project will start at the end of 2018. The estimated cost of renovations is $307 million, with T&T as the main investor. The new stadiumRead More…

April 9th 2018 Vietnam’s GDP growth in the first quarter of 2018 reached an 11 year high, at 7.38%, and exceeded current year forecast, in a quarter which is historically the lowest quarter for GDP growth. This is largely because the first quarter includes the main public holiday for the Lunar New Year, when virtuallyRead More…

Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc announced it had agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab on March 26th, marking the U.S. company’s second retreat from an Asian market. Uber will officially leave Vietnam on April 8. Uber will take a 27.5 percent stake in Singapore-based Grab and Uber CEO DaraRead More…

The Vietnamese Government attaches special importance to extending trade and investment ties with the US, particularly exchanges and partnerships between the two countries’ businesses, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed. Welcoming a delegation of the US – ASEAN Business Council (USABC) led by its President Alexander Feldman in Hanoi yesterday, the PM said the governmentRead More…

Blockchain technology could solve the most difficult problems that Vietnam economy is facing. Blockchain apps, according to Kendrick Nguyen, an overseas Vietnamese, could be seen in the kieu hoi (overseas remittance) to Vietnam every year. Overseas remittances have been playing an important role in Vietnam’s economy. However, the problem with cross-border remittance transactions is theRead More…

With a 30 percent growth rate in the number of travelers, building or buying hotels promises big profits for investors, including capsule hotels, which have opened in HCMC and other tourism cities. The first capsule hotel appeared in HCMC in 2014, but the network has grown rapidly because of high demand. For travelers, especially backpackers,Read More…

Premiering this week, “Go-Go Sisters” (known in the Vietnamese market as Tháng Năm Rực Rỡ) has been making waves in Vietnamese theaters, receiving critical acclaim and having 90% of the seats reserved in early screenings, which is unheard of for a Vietnamese movie. Based on “Sunny”, a Korean romantic comedy, “Go-Go Sisters” is about aRead More…

Vietnam’s potential in agriculture has long been undervalued and under-invested. Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate with rich fertile soil in the northern and southern delta where most crops have three cycles each year. Seventy percent of Vietnam’s population live in the rural areas and most of them are engaged in subsistence farming although theRead More…

One must put things in prospective in regards to the evolution of pet ownership and a supporting pet retail service industry in Vietnam. The first documented, commercial ‘small companion animal’ Veterinarian clinic opened in Hanoi in 2003, and the first licensed commercial pet retail shop opened in 2006 in Ho Chi Minh City. Even fiveRead More…

A photo of Truong Sa Lon Island in the Spratly Islands won a gold medal from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) in the landscape section. The photo was taken from a seaplane by photographer Nguyen A, the FIAP award was announced at the awards ceremony for the ninth International Artistic Photo Contest inRead More…

Professor Nguyen Thị Hoài finds her passion in scientific research. She is an associate professor and Head of the Pharmacy Faculty at the Huế University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế. One of her most recent studies is about the discovery of antioxidant and anti-cancer properties of 30 kinds ofRead More…

The start of the lunar new year known as Tet in Vietnam is upon us, and 2018 is Year of the Dog. Tet is the most important annual celebration to Vietnamese people worldwide. Tet officially begins Friday, February 16th as the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2018. The celebrations have already beganRead More…

This week, Aaron Tran takes the world stage as he competes for Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. His event, Short-track Speedskating will be televised on NBC Sports. Go here for schedules and times. Just a short twelve years ago, 9-year-old Aaron watched the Torino, Italy 2006 Winter OlympicRead More…

Vietnam’s goal to have at least one Vietnamese university listed among the world’s top 200 by 2020 is being aggressively pursued at five institutions. Hanoi National University, HCMC National University, Hanoi University of Science & Technology, and Can Tho University and Hue University are all in the running to build stronger research programs with aRead More…

The VN Index, Viet Nam’s benchmark stock index, grew 12.8 per cent in January, as it joined the top three best performers in the world in the first month of 2018, just behind Argentina (16.21 percent) and Nigeria (15.95 percent). In the last three months, the VN Index has rallied 32.62 per cent, topping theRead More…